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There is an instrument of tyranny, — & unsequent source of
annoyance — against whose instru*en* it is most dis**able wh**d
protection. It is that of imprudent interrogation. It assumes
various ch**sses — and *** corret***es produced **** of no
inconsiderable amoung. The powers of annoyance vary with the
situation of the person who askes the question as umpared on
untraited with that of him who is ex***ed to answer it — they
vary with the topic which is put forward, — & with the times
in occa**** on which it is introduced. Where an individual
in a *** *** asks a question of an in***, which
that in*** is Unoun to his ***illisy to answer, — what is
the question but the interferense of despotism on the part of
the questioner, — & what to the party questioned but a **recause of
suffering, — and of mendacity — *****
author of certain novels*** whose
to be kept a profoundadded text — the interrogation was a piece of an
ax***tion of ***tyranny — a *** *** ***tyranny.
But to avoid ***sion — prudence requires, not
that the intrusion of offensive questionings should be met with
offensive answers butrather that they should be turned ** ** by
good — hum*ned in an agrement. "What a question !". "You are not
serious, ***ly." "Thereby hangs a tale" not to be *** & so ****
a facetious quotation — the singing a line of a ballad — an
appropriate ***** — in gesture — may *****e the mind of
its embarrasment — & prevent the mischiefs of imprudence.
It is sca**e* ***ith to provide ***formulas on every ***condition in life.
— but the broad *** of p***ological line is sufficiently
obvious.
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sir john bowring |
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p. d. handyside |
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